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Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution

Floor Speech

Date: June 4, 2020
Location: Washington, DC


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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Pandemic Authority Suitable To Utilize Reserve Easements Act'' or the ``PASTURE Act''. SEC. 2. EMERGENCY USE OF LAND ENROLLED IN THE CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM DURING A PANDEMIC.

Section 1233(b)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833(b)(1)(B)(i)(I)) is amended--

(1) in the matter preceding item (aa), by striking ``or other emergency,'' and inserting ``or other emergency (including a pandemic),''; and

(2) in item (cc), by inserting ``or pandemic'' after ``disaster event''.

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